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<li id="toc-Strictly_Stock_and_Grand_National" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Strictly_Stock_and_Grand_National"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Strictly Stock and Grand National</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Strictly_Stock_and_Grand_National-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Winston_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Winston_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Winston Cup</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Winston_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nextel_and_Sprint" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nextel_and_Sprint"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Nextel and Sprint</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nextel_and_Sprint-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Chase_for_the_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chase_for_the_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.1</span> <span>Chase for the Cup</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chase_for_the_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Monster_Energy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Monster_Energy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Monster Energy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Monster_Energy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NASCAR_Cup_Series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>NASCAR Cup Series</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NASCAR_Cup_Series-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Drivers'_Championship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Drivers'_Championship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Drivers' Championship</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Drivers'_Championship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Owners'_Championship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Owners'_Championship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Owners' Championship</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Owners'_Championship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Manufacturers'_Championship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Manufacturers'_Championship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Manufacturers' Championship</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Manufacturers'_Championship-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Manufacturers' Championship subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Manufacturers'_Championship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Representation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Representation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Representation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Representation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cup_cars" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cup_cars"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Cup cars</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Cup_cars-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Cup cars subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Cup_cars-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Evolution_of_Cup_cars" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Evolution_of_Cup_cars"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Evolution of Cup cars</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Evolution_of_Cup_cars-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Generation_1_(1948–1964)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Generation_1_(1948–1964)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1</span> <span>Generation 1 (1948–1964)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Generation_1_(1948–1964)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Generation_2_(1965–1980)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Generation_2_(1965–1980)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.2</span> <span>Generation 2 (1965–1980)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Generation_2_(1965–1980)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Generation_3_(1981–1991)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Generation_3_(1981–1991)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.3</span> <span>Generation 3 (1981–1991)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Generation_3_(1981–1991)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Generation_4_(1992–2007)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Generation_4_(1992–2007)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.4</span> <span>Generation 4 (1992–2007)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Generation_4_(1992–2007)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Car_of_Tomorrow_(2007–2012)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Car_of_Tomorrow_(2007–2012)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.5</span> <span>Car of Tomorrow (2007–2012)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Car_of_Tomorrow_(2007–2012)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Generation_6_car_(2013–2021)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Generation_6_car_(2013–2021)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.6</span> <span>Generation 6 car (2013–2021)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Generation_6_car_(2013–2021)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Next_Gen_(2022–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Next_Gen_(2022–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.7</span> <span>Next Gen (2022–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Next_Gen_(2022–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Setup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Setup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Setup</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Setup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cup_tracks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cup_tracks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Cup tracks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cup_tracks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> 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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%9A%D1%8A%D0%BF" title="Спринт Къп – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Спринт Къп" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup" title="Monster Energy NASCAR Cup – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Monster Energy NASCAR Cup" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextel-Pokalo" title="Nextel-Pokalo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Nextel-Pokalo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="سری رقابت‌های جام ناسکار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سری رقابت‌های جام ناسکار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_%EC%BB%B5_%EC%8B%9C%EB%A6%AC%EC%A6%88" title="NASCAR 컵 시리즈 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="NASCAR 컵 시리즈" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Seri_Piala" title="NASCAR Seri Piala – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="NASCAR Seri Piala" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Seri_Piala" title="NASCAR Seri Piala – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="NASCAR Seri Piala" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Siri_Piala" title="NASCAR Siri Piala – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="NASCAR Siri Piala" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR%E3%82%AB%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" title="NASCARカップ・シリーズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="NASCARカップ・シリーズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series" title="Sprint Cup Series – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Sprint Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="NASCAR Cup Series – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="NASCAR Cup Series" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Seri_Piala" title="NASCAR Seri Piala – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="NASCAR Seri Piala" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi 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suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tire suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company" title="Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company">Goodyear</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Drivers' champion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Makes' champion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams' champion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_operations_of_Team_Penske" title="NASCAR operations of Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nascar.com/standings/nascar-cup-series/">NASCAR Cup Series</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Motorsport_current_event.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Motorsport_current_event.svg/33px-Motorsport_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Motorsport_current_event.svg/50px-Motorsport_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Motorsport_current_event.svg/66px-Motorsport_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/2025_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2025 NASCAR Cup Series">Current season</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>NASCAR Cup Series</b> is the top racing series of the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing</a> (NASCAR), the most prestigious <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car racing</a> series in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. </p><p>The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, when the series began leasing its <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> to the <a href="/wiki/R._J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company" title="R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company">R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company</a>, it was referred to as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971–2003). A similar deal was made with <a href="/wiki/Nextel_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Nextel Communications">Nextel</a> in 2003, and it became the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007).<sup id="cite_ref-nascar.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nascar.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Corporation" title="Sprint Corporation">Sprint</a> acquired Nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2008–2016). In December 2016, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Monster_Energy" title="Monster Energy">Monster Energy</a> would become the new title sponsor, and the series was renamed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (2017–2019). In 2019, NASCAR rejected Monster's offer to extend the naming rights deal beyond the end of the season. NASCAR subsequently announced its move to a new tiered sponsorship model beginning with the 2020 season similar to other U.S. based professional sports leagues, where it was simply known as the NASCAR Cup Series, with the sponsors of the series being called Premier Partners. The three Premier Partners are <a href="/wiki/Busch_Beer" class="mw-redirect" title="Busch Beer">Busch Beer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola" title="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Xfinity" title="Xfinity">Xfinity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The championship is determined by a points system, with points being awarded according to finish placement and number of laps led. The season is divided into two segments. After the first 26 races, 16 drivers, selected primarily on the basis of wins during the first 26 races, are <a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">seeded</a> based on their total number of wins. They compete in the last ten races, where the difference in points is greatly minimized. This is called the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_playoffs" title="NASCAR playoffs">NASCAR playoffs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2014_Chase_changes_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014_Chase_changes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The series holds strong roots in the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_United_States" title="Southeastern United States">Southeastern United States</a>, with about half of the races in the 36-race season being held in that region. As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the schedule includes tracks from around the United States. There have been races held outside the United States with exhibition races previously held in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, and a one-off race held in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a>, the most prestigious race, had a television audience of about 9.17 million U.S. viewers in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cup Series cars are unique in automobile racing. While the engines are powerful enough to reach speeds of over 200 mph (320 km/h), their weight coupled with a relatively simple aerodynamic package (based on the body styles of cars currently available for retail sale in the United States) make for poor handling. The bodies and chassis of the cars are strictly regulated to ensure parity, and electronics are traditionally spartan in nature. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Strictly_Stock_and_Grand_National">Strictly Stock and Grand National</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Strictly Stock and Grand National"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1949, NASCAR introduced the Strictly Stock division, after sanctioning <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Whelen_Modified_Tour" title="NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour">Modified</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roadster_(automobile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roadster (automobile)">Roadster</a> division races in 1948. Eight races were run on seven <a href="/wiki/Dirt_track_racing" title="Dirt track racing">dirt ovals</a> and on the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach_Road_Course" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytona Beach Road Course">Daytona Beach</a> beach/street course.<sup id="cite_ref-raceref_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raceref-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/1949_NASCAR_Strictly_Stock_Series_inaugural_race" title="1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series inaugural race">NASCAR "Strictly Stock" race</a> was held at <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Speedway" title="Charlotte Speedway">Charlotte Speedway</a> on June 19, 1949. <a href="/wiki/Jim_Roper" title="Jim Roper">Jim Roper</a> was declared the winner of that race after <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Dunaway" title="Glenn Dunaway">Glenn Dunaway</a> was disqualified for having altered the rear springs on his car; the first series champion was <a href="/wiki/Red_Byron" title="Red Byron">Red Byron</a>. The division was renamed "Grand National" for the 1950 season, reflecting NASCAR's intent to make the sport more professional and prestigious. It retained this name until 1971. The 1949 Strictly Stock season is regarded in NASCAR's record books as the first season of GN/Cup history. <a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway" title="Martinsville Speedway">Martinsville Speedway</a> is the only track on the 1949 schedule that remains on the current schedule. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Petty,_Richard_(Whitehouse)_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Petty%2C_Richard_%28Whitehouse%29_crop.jpg/170px-Petty%2C_Richard_%28Whitehouse%29_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Petty%2C_Richard_%28Whitehouse%29_crop.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="214" /></a><figcaption>Seven-time Winston Cup champion <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Rather than having a fixed schedule of one race per weekend with most entrants appearing at every event, the Grand National schedule has included over sixty events in some years. Often there were two or three races on the same weekend and occasionally two races on the same day in different states. </p><p>In the early years, most Grand National races were held on dirt-surfaced short <a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing" title="Oval track racing">oval tracks</a> that ranged in lap length from under a quarter mile to over a half mile, or on dirt fairgrounds ovals usually ranging from a half mile to a mile in lap length. Of the first 221 Grand National races, 198 were run on dirt tracks. <a href="/wiki/Darlington_Raceway" title="Darlington Raceway">Darlington Raceway</a>, opened in 1950, was the first completely paved track on the circuit over one mile (1.6 km) long. In 1959, when <a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona International Speedway</a> was opened, the schedule still had more races on dirt racetracks than on paved ones. In the 1960s as <a href="/wiki/Superspeedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Superspeedway">superspeedways</a> were built and old dirt tracks were paved, the number of races run on dirt tracks was reduced.<sup id="cite_ref-Fielden_SI_Sep04_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fielden_SI_Sep04-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The last NASCAR Grand National race on a dirt track (until <a href="/wiki/2021_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2021 NASCAR Cup Series">2021</a>) was held on September 30, 1970, at the half mile <a href="/wiki/State_Fairgrounds_Speedway" title="State Fairgrounds Speedway">State Fairgrounds Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a>. Richard Petty won that race in a <a href="/wiki/Plymouth_(automobile)" title="Plymouth (automobile)">Plymouth</a> that had been sold by <a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a> to Don Robertson and rented back by Petty Enterprises for the race.<sup id="cite_ref-Fielden_SI_Sep04_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fielden_SI_Sep04-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Winston_Cup">Winston Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Winston Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series_era" title="NASCAR Winston Cup Series era">NASCAR Winston Cup Series era</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Winston_Cup_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Winston_Cup_Logo.png/110px-Winston_Cup_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Winston_Cup_Logo.png/165px-Winston_Cup_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Winston_Cup_Logo.png/220px-Winston_Cup_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="132" /></a><figcaption>The Winston Cup Series logo from 2000 to 2003</figcaption></figure> <p>Between 1971 and 2003, NASCAR's premier series was sponsored by <a href="/wiki/R._J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company" title="R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company">R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company</a> cigarette brand <a href="/wiki/Winston_(cigarette)" title="Winston (cigarette)">Winston</a>, dubbing it the Winston Cup Series. The series was originally called the Winston Cup Grand National Series before "Grand National" was dropped in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1971, the <a href="/wiki/Public_Health_Cigarette_Smoking_Act" title="Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act">Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act</a> banned television advertising of cigarettes. As a result, tobacco companies began to sponsor sporting events as a way to spend their excess advertising dollars and to circumvent the ban. RJR's sponsorship became more controversial in the wake of the <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_Master_Settlement_Agreement" title="Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement">1998 Tobacco Industry Settlement</a> that sharply restricted avenues for tobacco advertising, including sports sponsorships. </p><p>The changes that resulted from RJR's involvement in the series as well as from the reduction in schedule from 48 to 31 races per year established 1972 as the beginning of NASCAR's "modern era". The season was made shorter, and the points system was modified several times during the next four years. Races on <a href="/wiki/Dirt_track_racing" title="Dirt track racing">dirt tracks</a> and on oval tracks shorter than 250 miles (400 kilometres) were removed from the schedule and transferred to the short-lived <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Grand_National_East_Series" title="NASCAR Grand National East Series">NASCAR Grand National East Series</a>, and the remaining races had a minimum prize money of $30,000. NASCAR's founder, <a href="/wiki/Bill_France_Sr." title="Bill France Sr.">Bill France Sr.</a>, turned over control of NASCAR to his oldest son, <a href="/wiki/Bill_France_Jr." title="Bill France Jr.">Bill France Jr.</a> In August 1974, France Jr. asked series publicist Bob Latford to design a points system with equal points being awarded for all races regardless of length or prize money.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_SCR_Oct01_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell_SCR_Oct01-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This system ensured that the top drivers would have to compete in all the races in order to become the series champion. This system remained unchanged from 1975 until the Chase for the Championship was instituted in 2004. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dale_Earnhardt_visits_Langley_AFB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Dale_Earnhardt_visits_Langley_AFB.jpg/170px-Dale_Earnhardt_visits_Langley_AFB.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Dale_Earnhardt_visits_Langley_AFB.jpg/255px-Dale_Earnhardt_visits_Langley_AFB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Dale_Earnhardt_visits_Langley_AFB.jpg/340px-Dale_Earnhardt_visits_Langley_AFB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>Seven-time Winston Cup champion <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Since 1982, the Daytona 500 has been the first <a href="/wiki/Exhibition_game#Auto_racing" title="Exhibition game">non-exhibition</a> race of the year. </p><p><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> Sports aired partial or full live telecasts of Grand National races from <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega</a>, North Wilkesboro, Darlington, Charlotte, and Nashville in 1970. Because these events were perceived as less exciting than many Grand National races, ABC abandoned its live coverage. Races were instead broadcast, delayed and edited, on the ABC sports variety show <i><a href="/wiki/Wide_World_of_Sports_(US_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wide World of Sports (US TV series)">Wide World of Sports</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1979, the Daytona 500 became the first stock car race that was nationally televised live from flag to flag on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>. The leaders going into the last lap, <a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a> and <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Allison" title="Donnie Allison">Donnie Allison</a>, wrecked on the backstretch while dicing for the lead, allowing Petty to pass them both for the win. Immediately, Yarborough, Allison, and Allison's brother <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby</a> were engaged in a fistfight on national television. This underlined the drama and emotion of the sport and increased its broadcast marketability. The race coincided with a major snowstorm along the United States' eastern seaboard, successfully introducing the sport to a captive audience. </p><p>In 1981, an awards banquet began to be held in New York City on the first Friday evening in December. The first banquets were held in the <a href="/wiki/Waldorf-Astoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Waldorf-Astoria">Waldorf-Astoria</a>'s Starlight Room and in 1985 were moved to the much larger Grand Ballroom. For 2001, the banquet portion was dropped in favor of a simpler awards ceremony, which was also moved to the <a href="/wiki/Hammerstein_Ballroom" title="Hammerstein Ballroom">Hammerstein Ballroom</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Center" title="Manhattan Center">Manhattan Center</a> the following year. However, in 2003, the festivities returned to the Waldorf's Grand Ballroom, and the banquet format was reinstated. </p><p>In 1985, Winston introduced a new awards program called the <a href="/wiki/Winston_Million" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston Million">Winston Million</a>. From 1985 to 1997, any driver who won three of the four most prestigious races in the series was given one million dollars. The prize was only won twice; <a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> won in 1985, <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> nearly won in 1989, <a href="/wiki/Davey_Allison" title="Davey Allison">Davey Allison</a> nearly won in 1992, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a> nearly won in 1996, and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> won in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Winston Million was replaced with a similar program, the Winston No Bull Five, in 1998. This program awarded one million dollars to any driver who won a prestigious race after finishing in the top five of the most previous prestigious races.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The series underwent a large boom in popularity in the 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1994, NASCAR held the first <a href="/wiki/Brickyard_400" title="Brickyard 400">Brickyard 400</a> at <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a>. Between 1997 and 1998, the winner's prize money for the Daytona 500 tripled. This coincided with a decline of popularity in <a href="/wiki/American_Championship_Car_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="American Championship Car Racing">American Championship Car Racing</a>. </p><p>In 1999, NASCAR made a new agreement with <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Broadcasting">Fox Broadcasting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Broadcasting">Turner Broadcasting</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>. The contract, signed for eight years for Fox and six years for NBC and Turner, was valued at $2.4 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, <a href="/wiki/Pixar" title="Pixar">Pixar</a> visited NASCAR tracks as research for the 2006 <a href="/wiki/Computer_animation" title="Computer animation">animated film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Cars_(film)" title="Cars (film)">Cars</a></i>, which included the voices of Petty and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To avoid advertising tobacco in a Disney film, "Piston Cup" served as Pixar's allusion to the Winston Cup (however, by the time the film came out, Nextel had replaced Winston as the series title sponsor).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nextel_and_Sprint">Nextel and Sprint</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Nextel and Sprint"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series.svg/130px-NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series.svg/195px-NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series.svg/260px-NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="172" /></a><figcaption>The Nextel Cup Series logo from 2004 to 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>During the 2002 season, R.J. Reynolds notified NASCAR leadership that they would terminate their title sponsorship prematurely at the conclusion of the 2003 season. NASCAR negotiated a contract with <a href="/wiki/Nextel_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Nextel Communications">Nextel</a>, a telecommunications company to replace Winston, and in 2004 the series became known as the Nextel Cup Series. </p><p>The 2006 merger between Sprint and Nextel resulted in the Cup Series being renamed the Sprint Cup, beginning with the 2008 season.<sup id="cite_ref-nascar.com_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nascar.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Cup_(trophy)" title="Sprint Cup (trophy)">Sprint Cup trophy</a> was designed by <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_%26_Co." title="Tiffany & Co.">Tiffany & Co.</a> and is silver, with a pair of checkered flags in flight.<sup id="cite_ref-racingone_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingone-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2009, the popularity boom of the 1990s had ended, and television ratings over the previous ten years had become more or less stagnant. Some long-time fans have <a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_NASCAR" title="Criticism of NASCAR">criticized the series</a> for losing its traditional appeal because of abandoning venues in the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_United_States" title="Southeastern United States">southeastern United States</a> in favor of newer markets. They have also voiced discontent over <a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a>'s presence in the series. Japanese telecommunications corporation <a href="/wiki/SoftBank" class="mw-redirect" title="SoftBank">SoftBank</a> acquired Sprint in July 2013. While NASCAR was suspicious of diversity promotion and aware of the negative implications of the <a href="/wiki/Redneck" title="Redneck">redneck</a> image, it also recognized the opportunities to expand the sport.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NASCAR's <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> <a href="/wiki/Brian_France" title="Brian France">Brian France</a> has become a prime target for criticism among fans during his tenure from 2003 to 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, NASCAR announced the creation of a <a href="/wiki/Charter" title="Charter">charter</a> system (in association with the <a href="/wiki/Race_Team_Alliance" title="Race Team Alliance">Race Team Alliance</a>, formed in 2014), which would guarantee 36 teams' entry to all 36 races. Eligibility for a charter would depend on a team's attempts to qualify for every race within the previous three seasons. In conjunction with this rule, NASCAR also reduced the size of the Cup field to 40 cars.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sprint_Cup_Series_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/Sprint_Cup_Series_logo.svg/130px-Sprint_Cup_Series_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/Sprint_Cup_Series_logo.svg/195px-Sprint_Cup_Series_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/Sprint_Cup_Series_logo.svg/260px-Sprint_Cup_Series_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="183" /></a><figcaption>The Sprint Cup Series logo from 2008 to 2016</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chase_for_the_Cup">Chase for the Cup</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chase for the Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_playoffs" title="NASCAR playoffs">NASCAR playoffs</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JimmieJohnsonAugust2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/JimmieJohnsonAugust2007.jpg/170px-JimmieJohnsonAugust2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/JimmieJohnsonAugust2007.jpg/255px-JimmieJohnsonAugust2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/JimmieJohnsonAugust2007.jpg/340px-JimmieJohnsonAugust2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1664" data-file-height="2496" /></a><figcaption>Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Along with the change in title sponsorship for the series, the 2004 season also introduced a new system for determining the series champion, influenced by the system used in the <a href="/wiki/USAR_Hooters_Pro_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series">USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Originally known as the <i>Chase for the Nextel Cup</i> (or simply <i>"The Chase"</i>, and later changed to Sprint branding), the ten highest-scoring drivers and teams (plus ties) in the first 26 races of the season became eligible to win the championship by competing in a playoff held within the final ten races. This number was increased to 12 teams in 2007. The Chase participants had their points increased to a level mathematically unattainable by anyone outside this field (roughly 1,800 points ahead of the first driver outside the Chase). From the inaugural Chase in 2004 to the 2006 Chase, the drivers were seeded based on points position at the end of the regular season, with first place starting with 5,050 points and tenth place starting with 5,005. From 2007 to 2010, the points totals of each driver who made the Chase were reset to 5,000 points, plus ten additional points for each race victory during the first 26 races. Points would still be awarded as usual during the affected races. The driver leading in points after the 36th race would be declared the champion. </p><p>As part of a major change in the points system that took effect in 2011, the qualifying criteria and the points reset were changed as well. From 2011 to 2013, the ten drivers with the most points automatically qualified for the Chase. They were joined by two "wild card" qualifiers, specifically, the two drivers with the most race wins who were ranked between 11th and 20th in drivers' points. Their base point totals were then reset to 2,000 points, a level more than 1,000 points higher than that of the first driver outside the Chase. (Under the new point system, a race winner can earn a maximum of 48 points, as opposed to 195 in the pre-2011 system.) The ten automatic qualifiers received a bonus of three points for each win during the regular season, while the two wild card qualifiers received no such bonus. As in the past, the race layouts for the remaining ten races were the same, with no changes to the scoring system.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 20, 2011, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> ended the season in a first-ever points tie. Stewart's five season wins (all in the Chase) over Edwards' one win (in the third race of the season) gave Stewart the tiebreaker. Hence, he was named the winner of the 2011 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. </p><p>For 2014, NASCAR announced wide-ranging changes to the Chase format:<sup id="cite_ref-2014_Chase_changes_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014_Chase_changes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The group of drivers in the Chase officially became the <i>NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Grid</i>.</li> <li>The number of drivers qualifying for the Chase Grid ranges from 12 to 16.</li> <li>15 of the 16 spots in the Chase Grid are reserved for the drivers with the most race wins over the first 26 races. The remaining spot is reserved for the points leader after 26 races, but only if that driver does not have a victory. If fewer than 16 drivers have wins in the first 26 races, the remaining Chase Grid spots are filled by winless drivers in order of points earned due that season. All drivers on the Chase Grid continue to have their driver points reset to 2,000 before the Chase, with a three-point bonus for each win in the first 26 races.</li> <li>The Chase is now divided into four rounds. After each of the first three rounds, the four Chase Grid drivers with the fewest points for the season are eliminated from the Grid and from Championship contention. Any driver on the Grid who wins a race in the first three rounds automatically advances to the next round. All drivers eliminated from the Chase have their points readjusted back to the points they started with at the beginning of the Round of 16, (race 27) plus any points earned after, using the regular season points scheme only (no Round of 12, or Round of Eight reset points). In 2016, the Chase for the Championship, formerly known as the Challenger, Contender, and Eliminator round, were changed to a Round of 16, Round of 12, and Round of 8. <ul><li>Round of 16 (Races 27–29) <ul><li>Begins with 16 drivers, each with 2,000 points, plus a 3-point bonus for each win in the first 26 races</li></ul></li> <li>Round of 12 (Races 30–32) <ul><li>Begins with 12 drivers, each with 3,000 points</li></ul></li> <li>Round of 8 (Races 33–35) <ul><li>Begins with eight drivers, each with 4,000 points</li></ul></li> <li>Championship 4 (final race) <ul><li>The last four drivers in contention for the season title start the race with 5,000 points, with the highest finisher in the race winning the Cup Series title. No bonus points are awarded for laps led or most laps led for these four drivers. If one of the Championship Four drivers wins the race, the maximum points they can get is 40.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <p>To encourage continued competition among all drivers, a number of awards are given to drivers finishing outside the Chase. The highest finishing non-Chase driver (13th place at the end of the season from 2007 to 2013 and potentially anywhere from fifth to 17th place starting in 2014) is awarded a bonus of approximately one million dollars and was originally given a position on stage at the post-season awards banquet. The awards banquet now focuses solely on the Chase, with all of the series' sponsored and contingency awards moved to a luncheon at Cipriani the day before the banquet. </p><p>This playoff system was implemented primarily to make the points race more competitive late in the season, and indirectly, to increase television ratings during the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> season, which starts around the same time as the Chase begins. The Chase also forces teams to perform at their best during all three stages of the season, the first half of the regular season, the second half of the regular season, and the Chase.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Previously, the champion could have been determined before the last race, or even several races before the end of the season, because it was mathematically impossible for any other driver to gain enough points to overtake the leader. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Monster_Energy">Monster Energy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Monster Energy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series_logo.svg/130px-Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series_logo.svg/195px-Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series_logo.svg/260px-Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="147" /></a><figcaption>The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series logo from 2017 to 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>The title sponsorship with Sprint ended after the 2016 season. On December 1, 2016, NASCAR announced it had reached an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Monster_Energy" title="Monster Energy">Monster Energy</a> to become the new sponsor of NASCAR's premier series.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 19, 2016, NASCAR announced the new name for the series, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series as well as the new series logo and new NASCAR logo.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 11, 2018, Monster Energy announced an extension of their sponsorship of the series through the end of the 2019 season.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, stage racing was introduced. Races were broken up into three stages, four in the case of the NASCAR Cup Series' longest race, the Coca-Cola 600. A stage consists of normal green flag racing followed by a stoppage on a designated lap signified by the waving of a green and white checkered flag, then a yellow flag. The top-10 finishers in each of the first two stages are awarded bonus championship points, 10 points to the winner, 9 points for the 2nd place car, down to 1 point for the 10th place car. The points earned are added to a driver/owner's regular season points total, while the winner of the stage receives an additional point that is added to their point total, after the reset, if they get into the NASCAR playoffs. The stage lengths vary by track, but the first two stages usually combine to equal about half of the race. The final stage (which still pays out championship points to all drivers) usually equals the other half. Also, a regular season points championship is awarded to the driver who scored the most points in the first 26 races (regular season). This championship does not award any bonus points to the winning driver. Otherwise, the points system and playoff format remained the same. </p><p>The MENCS trophy was in the form of a chalice that stood at three feet tall and weighed 68 lbs. Made of machined aluminum and taking over 300 hours of craftsmanship, the trophy's exterior was decorated with the outlines of all 23 NASCAR Cup Series tracks. The cup portion was said to hold approximately 600 ounces of liquids, or 37 cans of Monster Energy.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NASCAR_Cup_Series">NASCAR Cup Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: NASCAR Cup Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning with the 2020 season NASCAR's top level of competition became known as the <b>NASCAR Cup Series</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of a tiered sponsorship model, Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, GEICO, and Xfinity became the Premier Partners of the series, with Coca-Cola also assuming naming rights of the regular season trophy.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The MENCS trophy design was retained under the new series name, though it was renamed the Bill France Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Drivers'_Championship"><span id="Drivers.27_Championship"></span>Drivers' Championship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Drivers' Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Cup_Series_champions" title="List of NASCAR Cup Series champions">List of NASCAR Cup Series champions</a></div> <p>The NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the Chairman of NASCAR to the most successful Cup Series driver over a season, as determined by a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_rules_and_regulations#Championship_points_system" title="NASCAR rules and regulations">points system</a> based on race results and victories. First awarded in 1949 to <a href="/wiki/Red_Byron" title="Red Byron">Red Byron</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-byron_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-byron-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 32 different drivers have won the Championship. The first driver to win multiple Championships was <a href="/wiki/Herb_Thomas" title="Herb Thomas">Herb Thomas</a> in 1951 and 1953, while the record for the most Championships, seven, is shared by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-petty_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-petty-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a><sup id="cite_ref-earnhardt_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-earnhardt-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a>. Johnson has the record for most consecutive Championships; he won five Championships from <a href="/wiki/2006_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2006</a> to <a href="/wiki/2010_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2010</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-johnson_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-johnson-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> So far every Champion has originated from the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Owners'_Championship"><span id="Owners.27_Championship"></span>Owners' Championship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Owners' Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cup Series Owner's Championship operates in the same manner as the Driver's Championship, except that points are awarded to each individual car. If an owner enters more than one car, each car is viewed and scored as a separate entity. The points in the Owners Championship is identical to the Drivers' list, with one minor exception: Drivers who are not eligible to earn points toward the Drivers' title can still earn points toward the Owners' Championship. An example of this occurred in the first race under the current points system, the <a href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">2011 Daytona 500</a>. Under another rule newly implemented for the 2011 season, drivers are only allowed to earn drivers' points in one of NASCAR's three national series. <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a>, who won the race, did not earn any drivers' points because he chose to run for the <a href="/wiki/2011_NASCAR_Nationwide_Series" title="2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series">Nationwide Series</a> championship. However, he earned 47 owner's points for <a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> (43 base points, three bonus points for the win, and one bonus point for leading a lap). </p><p>Before a major change to the points system was implemented in 2011, there was a slightly different addition to the system of allocating owner's points. If more than 43 cars attempted to qualify for a race, owner's points were awarded to each car in the following manner: the fastest non-qualifier (in essence, 44th position) received 31 points, three points fewer than the car in the 43rd position. If more than one car did not qualify, owners' points continued to be assigned in the manner described, decreasing by three for each position. Under the post-2010 point system, only cars that actually start in a given race earn owner's points. </p><p>There is a separate "Chase for the Championship" for the owners' points. </p><p>A 2005 rule change in NASCAR's three national series, revoked from 2013 onward, affects how the owner's points are used. Through the 2012 season, the top 35 (NASCAR Cup Series) or top 30 (other series) full-time teams in owner points are awarded exemptions for the next race, guaranteeing them a position in that race. These points determine who is in and who is out of the next race and have become crucial since the exemption rule was changed to its current format. At the end of each season, the top 35 contenders in owner's points are also locked into the first five races of the next season. </p><p>Beginning in 2013, the rules reverted to a system more similar to the pre-2005 rules. In the NASCAR Cup Series, the first 36 places in the field are determined strictly by qualifying speed. The next six places are awarded on owner points, with the final place reserved for a past Series Champion. If the final exemption is not used because all past Champions are already in the field, it will pass to another car based on the number of owner points.<sup id="cite_ref-2013_changes_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013_changes-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In some circumstances, a team's owners' points will differ from the corresponding driver's points. In 2005, after owner <a href="/wiki/Jack_Roush" title="Jack Roush">Jack Roush</a> fired <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> during the next-to-last race weekend of the season, the No. 97 team finished in eighth place in owner's points, while Busch ended up tenth in driver's points. In 2023, after <a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a> was injured, his No. 9 car continued to earn owner points during his absence, which ultimately culminated in a playoff berth in owners points, though Elliott himself didn’t make the playoffs as a driver. The team finished 10th and Elliott finished 17th. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Manufacturers'_Championship"><span id="Manufacturers.27_Championship"></span>Manufacturers' Championship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Manufacturers' Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Manufacturers%27_champions" title="List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions">List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions</a></div> <p>A Manufacturer's Championship is awarded each year, although the Driver's Championship is considered more prestigious. In the past, manufacturer's championships were prestigious because of the number of manufacturers involved, and the manufacturer's championship was a major marketing tool. In the <a href="/wiki/Xfinity_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Xfinity Series">Xfinity Series</a>, the championship is known as the Bill France Performance Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Up to the 2013 season, points were scored in a 1960–1990 Formula One system, with the winner's manufacturer scoring nine points, six for the next manufacturer, four for the manufacturer third among makes, three for the fourth, two for the fifth, and one point for the sixth positioned manufacturer. This meant that if Chevrolets placed first through tenth in a given race and a Ford was 11th and a Dodge 12th, Chevrolet earned 9 points, Ford 6 and Dodge 4. Starting in 2014, NASCAR changed the system to mimic the Owner's Championship. Under this system, each manufacturer's best finishing representative effectively earned them the same number of points as that team earned, including any bonus points from leading a lap or winning the event.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Representation">Representation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Representation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In NASCAR's earliest years, there was a diverse array of machinery, with little support from the car companies themselves, but by the mid-1960s, participation was exclusively American manufacturers with factory support. Chrysler, Ford and General Motors were the primary, if not only, competitors for much of NASCAR's history. Plymouth, while somewhat successful in the 1960s with the Hemi, never won a Manufacturers Championship until Ford pulled out of racing in the early 1970s. GM was still using four different brands in NASCAR in 1991, but within three years, Buick and Oldsmobile were gone. Pontiac survived until 2004, leaving only Chevrolet. 2007 saw the first new brand since 1971, when Japanese manufacturer Toyota joined. Chrysler's Dodge brand returned after a 15-year hiatus in 2001, but departed after 2012, leaving just Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota. </p><p>Chevrolet has been the most successful manufacturer as of 2023, with 851 race wins and 42 manufacturers championships. Ford ranks second with 728 victories and 17 manufacturers championships. Dodge is third in wins with 217 and two manufacturers championships (albeit no longer in NASCAR), Plymouth fourth with 191 with one manufacturer championship (albeit no longer in NASCAR), Toyota fifth with 180 wins and three manufacturers championships, and Pontiac sixth with 154 and one manufacturer championship (albeit no longer in NASCAR). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cup_cars">Cup cars</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Cup cars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cup Series cars (often called "Cup cars") adhere to a <a href="/wiki/Front-engine,_rear-wheel-drive_layout" title="Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout">front engine</a> <a href="/wiki/Rear-wheel-drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear-wheel-drive">rear-wheel-drive</a> design. A <a href="/wiki/Roll_cage" title="Roll cage">roll cage</a> serves as a <a href="/wiki/Space_frame" title="Space frame">space frame</a> <a href="/wiki/Chassis" title="Chassis">chassis</a> and is covered by a 24-gauge <a href="/wiki/Sheet_metal" title="Sheet metal">sheet metal</a> body. They have a closed cockpit, fenders, a rear spoiler, and an aerodynamic splitter. Fielding a car for one season usually costs <a href="/wiki/United_States_Dollar" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Dollar">$</a>10–20 million.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each team may build its own cars and engines (per NASCAR's specifications) or purchase cars and engines from other teams. </p><p>The cars are powered by <a href="/wiki/Electronic_fuel_injection" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronic fuel injection">EFI</a> <a href="/wiki/V8" class="mw-redirect" title="V8">V8</a> engines since 2012 after 62 years using carburetion as engine fuel feed with compacted graphite iron <a href="/wiki/Engine_block" title="Engine block">blocks</a> and pushrod <a href="/wiki/Valvetrain" title="Valvetrain">valvetrains</a> actuating two-valves per cylinder, and are limited to 358 cubic inches' (about 5.8 liters) <a href="/wiki/Engine_displacement" title="Engine displacement">displacement</a>. However, modern technology has allowed power outputs near or over 900 horsepower (670 kW) in unrestricted form; while retaining the same basic engine design.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fact, before NASCAR instituted the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_rules_and_regulations#Gear_Rule" title="NASCAR rules and regulations">gear rule</a>, Cup engines were capable of operating more than 10,000 rpm.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A NASCAR Cup Series engine with the maximum <a href="/wiki/Bore_(engines)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bore (engines)">bore</a> of 4.185 inches (106 millimeters) and <a href="/wiki/Stroke_(engine)" title="Stroke (engine)">stroke</a> of 3.25 inches (83 millimeters) at 9,000 rpm has a <a href="/wiki/Mean_piston_speed" title="Mean piston speed">mean piston speed</a> of 80.44 fps (24.75 m/s). Contemporary Cup engines run 9,800 rpm, 87.59 fps (26.95 m/s), at the road course events, on <a href="/wiki/Pocono_Raceway" title="Pocono Raceway">Pocono Raceway</a>'s long front stretch, and at <a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway" title="Martinsville Speedway">Martinsville Speedway</a> (a .526-mile short-track). At the backbone 1.5- to 2.0-mile tri-oval tracks of NASCAR, the engines produce well over 850 hp running 9,200–9,400 rpm for 500 miles, 600 mi for the Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte race. The current NASCAR Cup engines curb weight is roughly at 575 lb (261 kg). </p><p>The front <a href="/wiki/Suspension_(vehicle)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suspension (vehicle)">suspension</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Double_wishbone" class="mw-redirect" title="Double wishbone">double wishbone</a> design, while the rear suspension was previously a <a href="/wiki/Multi-link_suspension" title="Multi-link suspension">two-link</a> <a href="/wiki/Live_axle" class="mw-redirect" title="Live axle">live axle</a> design utilizing <a href="/wiki/Trailing_arm" class="mw-redirect" title="Trailing arm">trailing arms</a> until the 2022 debut of the <a href="/wiki/Next_Gen_(NASCAR)" title="Next Gen (NASCAR)">NASCAR Next Gen Car</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Busch_Light_Clash_at_The_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum">Busch Lite Clash at the Coliseum</a>, which featured the debut of the cars in their first competition and feature fully independent front and rear suspensions with double wishbones and adjustable inboard shocks. <a href="/wiki/Disc_brake" title="Disc brake">Brake rotors</a> must be made of magnetic cast iron or steel and may not exceed 12.72 inches (32.3 centimeters) in diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only aerodynamic components on the vehicles are the <a href="/wiki/Diffuser_(automotive)#Front" title="Diffuser (automotive)">front splitter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spoiler_(automotive)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spoiler (automotive)">spoiler</a>, <a href="/wiki/NACA_duct" title="NACA duct">NACA ducts</a> in the windows only, and side skirts. While the use of <a href="/wiki/Diffuser_(automotive)#Rear" title="Diffuser (automotive)">rear diffusers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vortex_generator" title="Vortex generator">vortex generators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canard_(aeronautics)" title="Canard (aeronautics)">canards</a>, wheel well vents, hood vents, and undertrays was strictly prohibited into the Gen 6 era, the now-current Next Gen car features a rear diffuser similar to the diffusers used in NASCAR sister organization <a href="/wiki/International_Motor_Sports_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="International Motor Sports Association">IMSA</a>'s GT Daytona class. While the cars may reach speeds of about 200 mph (320 km/h) on certain tracks, Russ Wicks drove a modified <a href="/wiki/Dodge_Charger_(2005)#NASCAR" title="Dodge Charger (2005)">Dodge Charger</a> <a href="/wiki/Stock_car" class="mw-redirect" title="Stock car">stock car</a>, built to NASCAR's specifications, 244.9 mph (394.1 km/h) during a speed record attempt at the <a href="/wiki/Bonneville_Salt_Flats" title="Bonneville Salt Flats">Bonneville Salt Flats</a> in October 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>NASCAR Cup Series engines carry a Freescale-provided <a href="/wiki/Electronic_control_unit" title="Electronic control unit">electronic control unit</a>, but <a href="/wiki/Traction_control_system" title="Traction control system">traction control</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anti-lock_brakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-lock brakes">anti-lock brakes</a> are prohibited. Live <a href="/wiki/Telemetry#Motor_racing" title="Telemetry">telemetry</a> is used only for television broadcasts, but the data can be recorded from the ECU to the computer if the car is in the garage and not on the track. </p><p>Cup cars are required to have at least one working windshield wiper installed on the car for the road courses (<a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Raceway" title="Sonoma Raceway">Sonoma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Watkins_Glen_International" title="Watkins Glen International">Watkins Glen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Circuit_of_the_Americas" title="Circuit of the Americas">Circuit of the Americas</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Roval" class="mw-redirect" title="Roval">road course layout</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Motor_Speedway" title="Charlotte Motor Speedway">Charlotte Motor Speedway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a>, as well at Daytona in 2021) as part of the road racing rules package. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Evolution_of_Cup_cars">Evolution of Cup cars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Evolution of Cup cars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Generation_1_(1948–1964)"><span id="Generation_1_.281948.E2.80.931964.29"></span>Generation 1 (1948–1964)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Generation 1 (1948–1964)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Generation_1_(NASCAR)" title="Generation 1 (NASCAR)">Generation 1 (NASCAR)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:StudebakerJohnMarcumNASCARracecar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/StudebakerJohnMarcumNASCARracecar.jpg/220px-StudebakerJohnMarcumNASCARracecar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/StudebakerJohnMarcumNASCARracecar.jpg/330px-StudebakerJohnMarcumNASCARracecar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/StudebakerJohnMarcumNASCARracecar.jpg/440px-StudebakerJohnMarcumNASCARracecar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2496" data-file-height="1664" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Studebaker" title="Studebaker">Studebaker</a> driven by <a href="/wiki/Dick_Linder" title="Dick Linder">Dick Linder</a> in the 1951 <a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach_Road_Course" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytona Beach Road Course">Daytona Beach Road Course</a> race.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>When the series was formed under the name <i>strictly stock</i>, the cars were just that: production vehicles with no modifications allowed. The term <i><a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car</a></i> implied that the vehicles racing were unmodified street cars. Drivers would race with factory installed <a href="/wiki/Bench_seat" title="Bench seat">bench seats</a> and <a href="/wiki/AM_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="AM radio">AM radios</a> still in the cars. To prevent broken glass from getting on the race track, windows would be rolled down, <a href="/wiki/Automotive_lighting" title="Automotive lighting">external lights</a> would be removed or taped over, and <a href="/wiki/Side-view_mirror" title="Side-view mirror">side-view mirrors</a> would be removed. The 1957 fuel injected 150 model Chevrolet (known as "the black widow") was the first car to be outlawed by NASCAR. The 1957 Chevrolet won the most races, with 59 wins, more than any car to ever race in the cup series.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Before the mid-1960s, cars were typically based on full sized cars such as the <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Bel_Air" title="Chevrolet Bel Air">Chevrolet Bel Air</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ford_Galaxie" title="Ford Galaxie">Ford Galaxie</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Generation_2_(1965–1980)"><span id="Generation_2_.281965.E2.80.931980.29"></span>Generation 2 (1965–1980)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Generation 2 (1965–1980)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NASCAR_Chevelle_Laguna-_-11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/NASCAR_Chevelle_Laguna-_-11.jpg/220px-NASCAR_Chevelle_Laguna-_-11.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/NASCAR_Chevelle_Laguna-_-11.jpg/330px-NASCAR_Chevelle_Laguna-_-11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/NASCAR_Chevelle_Laguna-_-11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="185" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevelle_Laguna" title="Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna">Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Generation_2_(NASCAR)" title="Generation 2 (NASCAR)">Generation 2 (NASCAR)</a></div> <p>In 1965, modified chassis came to the sport. <a href="/wiki/Mid-size_car" title="Mid-size car">Mid-size cars</a> including the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Fairlane_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford Fairlane (North America)">Ford Fairlane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Belvedere" title="Plymouth Belvedere">Plymouth Belvedere</a> were adopted and soon became the norm. NASCAR once enforced a <a href="/wiki/Homologation" title="Homologation">homologation</a> rule that at various times stated that at least 500 cars had to be produced, or as many as one car for every make's dealership in the nation had to be sold to the general public to allow it to be raced. Eventually, cars were made expressly for NASCAR competition, including the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Torino_Talladega" title="Ford Torino Talladega">Ford Torino Talladega</a>, which had a rounded nose, and the <a href="/wiki/Dodge_Charger_Daytona" title="Dodge Charger Daytona">Dodge Charger Daytona</a> and <a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Superbird" title="Plymouth Superbird">Plymouth Superbird</a> which had a rear wing raised above roof level and a shark shaped nose-cap which enabled race speeds of exactly 200 mph. The Ford-based Mercury Spoiler powered by a Ford Boss 429 engine was timed at 199.6 mph. Beginning in 1971, NASCAR rewrote the rules to effectively force the Ford and Chrysler specialty cars (nicknamed the <a href="/wiki/Aero_Warriors" title="Aero Warriors">Aero Warriors</a>) out of competition by limiting them to 305ci (5.0L). The cars affected by this rule include the Ford Talladega, Mercury Spoiler II, Dodge Charger 500, Dodge Charger Daytona and the Plymouth Superbird. This rule was so effective in limiting performance that only one car that season ever attempted to run in this configuration. </p><p>Beginning in August 1970, NASCAR handicapped engines over 366 cubic inches (6.0 liters) with a <a href="/wiki/Restrictor_plate" title="Restrictor plate">restrictor plate</a>. NASCAR phased in a rule to lower the maximum <a href="/wiki/Engine_displacement" title="Engine displacement">engine displacement</a> from 430 cubic inches (7.0 liters) to 366 cubic inches (6.0 liters). In 1974, maximum <a href="/wiki/Engine_displacement" title="Engine displacement">engine displacement</a> was increased from 430 cubic inches to 433 cubic inches. In 1975, NASCAR reduced the maximum small block <a href="/wiki/Engine_displacement" title="Engine displacement">engine displacement</a> from 366 cubic inches (6.0 liters) to its present 358 cubic inches (5.9 liters). The transition was not complete until 1977 and coincided with American manufacturers ending <a href="/wiki/Factory-backed" title="Factory-backed">factory support</a> of racing and the <a href="/wiki/1973_oil_crisis" title="1973 oil crisis">1973 oil crisis</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Generation_3_(1981–1991)"><span id="Generation_3_.281981.E2.80.931991.29"></span>Generation 3 (1981–1991)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Generation 3 (1981–1991)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RichmondInternationalRacewayHalfMilePitLane1985.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/RichmondInternationalRacewayHalfMilePitLane1985.jpg/220px-RichmondInternationalRacewayHalfMilePitLane1985.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/RichmondInternationalRacewayHalfMilePitLane1985.jpg/330px-RichmondInternationalRacewayHalfMilePitLane1985.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/RichmondInternationalRacewayHalfMilePitLane1985.jpg/440px-RichmondInternationalRacewayHalfMilePitLane1985.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3201" data-file-height="2148" /></a><figcaption>The pit road at <a href="/wiki/Richmond_International_Raceway" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond International Raceway">Richmond International Raceway</a> in 1984</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Generation_3_(NASCAR)" title="Generation 3 (NASCAR)">Generation 3 (NASCAR)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rusty_Wallace_Pocono_1986.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Rusty_Wallace_Pocono_1986.jpg/220px-Rusty_Wallace_Pocono_1986.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Rusty_Wallace_Pocono_1986.jpg/330px-Rusty_Wallace_Pocono_1986.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Rusty_Wallace_Pocono_1986.jpg/440px-Rusty_Wallace_Pocono_1986.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="2103" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a>'s #27 <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Grand_Prix" title="Pontiac Grand Prix">Pontiac Grand Prix</a> at Pocono in 1986</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Downsize_(automobile)" title="Downsize (automobile)">downsizing of American cars</a> in the late 1970s presented a challenge for NASCAR. Rules mandated a minimum wheelbase of 115 inches (2,900 mm), but after 1979, none of the models approved for competition met the standard, as mid-sized cars now typically had wheelbases between 105 and 112 inches. After retaining the older models (1977 for the GM makes, and 1979 for Ford and Dodge) through 1980, for the 1981 season the wheelbase requirement was reduced to 110 inches (2,800 mm), which the newer model cars could be stretched to meet without affecting their appearance. The <a href="/wiki/Buick_Regal" title="Buick Regal">Buick Regal</a> with its swept-back "shovel" nose initially dominated competition, followed by the rounded, aerodynamic 1983 <a href="/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird" title="Ford Thunderbird">Ford Thunderbird</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Monte_Carlo" title="Chevrolet Monte Carlo">Chevrolet Monte Carlo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Grand_Prix" title="Pontiac Grand Prix">Pontiac Grand Prix</a> adopted bubble back windows to stay competitive. Amid its financial woes, and after dropping its poor performing (both on the race track and for consumer sales) <a href="/wiki/Dodge_Mirada" title="Dodge Mirada">Dodge Mirada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chrysler_Cordoba" title="Chrysler Cordoba">Chrysler Cordoba</a> in 1983, <a href="/wiki/Chrysler_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Chrysler Corporation">Chrysler Corporation</a> left NASCAR entirely at the end of the 1985 season.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DarrellWaltrip17car1989.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/DarrellWaltrip17car1989.jpg/220px-DarrellWaltrip17car1989.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/DarrellWaltrip17car1989.jpg/330px-DarrellWaltrip17car1989.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/DarrellWaltrip17car1989.jpg/440px-DarrellWaltrip17car1989.jpg 2x" data-file-width="926" data-file-height="528" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a>'s 1989 Chevrolet Lumina at <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Raceway" title="Phoenix Raceway">Phoenix Raceway</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/1987_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1987</a> marked a milestone for NASCAR Cup Series cars. During <a href="/wiki/Winston_500_(Spring)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston 500 (Spring)">Winston 500</a> qualifying, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> established a world stock-car record when he posted a speed of 212.809 mph (342 km/h). Then the unfortunate happened; during the 22nd lap of the race, driver <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a> suffered a flat tire in the middle of Talladega Superspeedway's <a href="/wiki/Tri-oval" title="Tri-oval">tri-oval</a>. Allison's car hit the <a href="/wiki/Catch_fence" class="mw-redirect" title="Catch fence">catch fence</a> and tore a hole in the fence approximately 100 feet (30 m) long. Several spectators were injured in the accident, including one woman who lost an eye.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the aftermath of the crash, NASCAR mandated the use of a restrictor plate at Talladega Superspeedway and <a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona International Speedway</a> to reduce speeds. By 1989, GM had switched its mid-sized models to V6 engines and front-wheel-drive, but the NASCAR racers only kept the body shape, with the old V8 rear-wheel-drive running gear, rendering obsolete the "stock" nature of the cars. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Generation_4_(1992–2007)"><span id="Generation_4_.281992.E2.80.932007.29"></span>Generation 4 (1992–2007)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Generation 4 (1992–2007)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Generation_4_(NASCAR)" title="Generation 4 (NASCAR)">Generation 4 (NASCAR)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_School_NASCAR_%E2%80%93_Rusty_Wallace_1994.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Old_School_NASCAR_%E2%80%93_Rusty_Wallace_1994.jpg/220px-Old_School_NASCAR_%E2%80%93_Rusty_Wallace_1994.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Old_School_NASCAR_%E2%80%93_Rusty_Wallace_1994.jpg/330px-Old_School_NASCAR_%E2%80%93_Rusty_Wallace_1994.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Old_School_NASCAR_%E2%80%93_Rusty_Wallace_1994.jpg/440px-Old_School_NASCAR_%E2%80%93_Rusty_Wallace_1994.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a>'s 1994 Ford Thunderbird at <a href="/wiki/Michigan_International_Speedway" title="Michigan International Speedway">Michigan International Speedway</a>. Early Generation 4 cars retained boxier appearance from the previous generation.</figcaption></figure> <p>1992 marked the beginning of the generation that stripped all semblance of "stock" from "stock car racing," the Generation 4 car. Stock body panels were removed from the sport, and steel bumpers were replaced by fiberglass to reduce weight. In 1994, roof flaps were added to all cars after Rusty Wallace's two infamous airborne crashes in 1993. In 1995, the newly designed Chevrolet Monte Carlo returned to the sport, which started the trend of rounder body shapes. When the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird" title="Ford Thunderbird">Ford Thunderbird</a> was retired after 1997, without Ford having any two-door intermediate bodies, the four-door <a href="/wiki/Ford_Taurus" title="Ford Taurus">Ford Taurus</a> body was used (although NASCAR racers actually have no opening doors). </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nascar_Green_Flag_and_Sonoma_Raceway_2_photo_Don_Ramey_Logan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Nascar_Green_Flag_and_Sonoma_Raceway_2_photo_Don_Ramey_Logan.jpg/300px-Nascar_Green_Flag_and_Sonoma_Raceway_2_photo_Don_Ramey_Logan.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Nascar_Green_Flag_and_Sonoma_Raceway_2_photo_Don_Ramey_Logan.jpg/450px-Nascar_Green_Flag_and_Sonoma_Raceway_2_photo_Don_Ramey_Logan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Nascar_Green_Flag_and_Sonoma_Raceway_2_photo_Don_Ramey_Logan.jpg/600px-Nascar_Green_Flag_and_Sonoma_Raceway_2_photo_Don_Ramey_Logan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1308" data-file-height="664" /></a><figcaption>The green flag at Infineon Raceway (now <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Raceway" title="Sonoma Raceway">Sonoma Raceway</a>) in 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>While the manufacturers and models of automobiles used in racing were named for production cars (<a href="/wiki/Dodge_Charger_R/T" class="mw-redirect" title="Dodge Charger R/T">Dodge Charger R/T</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Impala_SS" class="mw-redirect" title="Chevrolet Impala SS">Chevrolet Impala SS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Camry" title="Toyota Camry">Toyota Camry</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Fusion_(North_American)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford Fusion (North American)">Ford Fusion</a>), the similarities between NASCAR Cup Series cars and actual production cars were limited to a small amount of shaping and painting of the nose, headlight and tail light <a href="/wiki/Decal" title="Decal">decals</a>, and grill areas. Until 1998, the hood, roof, and decklid were still required to be identical to their stock counterparts. This was eliminated when NASCAR allowed significant modifications of the Ford Taurus decklid so the car would fit the required templates. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carl_EdwardsTexasMotorSpeedway.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Carl_EdwardsTexasMotorSpeedway.jpg/220px-Carl_EdwardsTexasMotorSpeedway.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Carl_EdwardsTexasMotorSpeedway.jpg/330px-Carl_EdwardsTexasMotorSpeedway.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Carl_EdwardsTexasMotorSpeedway.jpg/440px-Carl_EdwardsTexasMotorSpeedway.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1084" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a>' 2007 <a href="/wiki/Ford_Fusion_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford Fusion (North America)">Ford Fusion</a> at <a href="/wiki/Texas_Motor_Speedway" title="Texas Motor Speedway">Texas Motor Speedway</a>. By the final year of Generation 4, offset cars (also known as "Twisted Sisters") had become commonplace.</figcaption></figure> <p>It was in this time that NASCAR engaged in the practice of mandating rule changes during the season if one particular car model became overly dominant. This often led to claims that some teams would attempt <a href="/wiki/Sandbagging_(racing)" title="Sandbagging (racing)">sandbagging</a> to receive more favorable handicaps. </p><p>Because of the notorious manner of the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Taurus" title="Ford Taurus">Ford Taurus</a> race car and how the manufacturer turned the car into an "offset" car (the car was notoriously <a href="/wiki/Asymmetry" title="Asymmetry">asymmetrical</a> in race trim because of its oval shape), NASCAR ended this practice to put more emphasis on parity and based new body rules in 2003, similar to short track racing, where offset cars had become a burden for race officials, resulting in the "Approved Body Configuration" (also known as "common template") design.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (October 2009)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Car_of_Tomorrow_(2007–2012)"><span id="Car_of_Tomorrow_.282007.E2.80.932012.29"></span>Car of Tomorrow (2007–2012)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Car of Tomorrow (2007–2012)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Car_of_Tomorrow" title="Car of Tomorrow">Car of Tomorrow</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jimmie_Johnson_Practice.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Jimmie_Johnson_Practice.JPG/250px-Jimmie_Johnson_Practice.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Jimmie_Johnson_Practice.JPG/375px-Jimmie_Johnson_Practice.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Jimmie_Johnson_Practice.JPG/500px-Jimmie_Johnson_Practice.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2257" data-file-height="1505" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a>'s 2009 COT in the garage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, featuring the wing used until the <a href="/wiki/2010_Goody%27s_Fast_Pain_Relief_500" title="2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500">2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2007, NASCAR introduced a radically new vehicle specification known as the "Car of Tomorrow" (CoT). The CoT made its debut at <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway" title="Bristol Motor Speedway">Bristol Motor Speedway</a> in March 2007. Initially, it was only used at 16 selected events.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCAR.com_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCAR.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While NASCAR had originally planned to wait until the start of the 2009 season to use the CoT in every race, the date was changed to the start of the 2008 season. Many drivers still had complaints about the CoT, but this new timeline was intended to help teams save money by giving them only one car specification to work on. </p><p>The design of the CoT has focused on cost control, parity, and driver safety.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCAR.com_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCAR.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The car's width was increased by 4 inches (10 centimeters), the bumpers were re-designed to render <a href="/wiki/Bump_and_run_(auto_racing)" title="Bump and run (auto racing)">bump and run</a> tactics less effective, and the height of the car has increased by 2 inches (5 centimeters) to accommodate taller drivers and increase <a href="/wiki/Aerodynamic_drag" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerodynamic drag">aerodynamic drag</a>. The driver's seat was moved closer to the center of the car. The change most notable to fans was the addition of a rear wing replacing the familiar <a href="/wiki/Spoiler_(automotive)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spoiler (automotive)">spoiler</a>. The wings could be adjusted between 0 and 16 degrees and used with multiple configurations of end plates. </p><p>The new rules eliminated the asymmetrical bodies on cars, which had run rampant since the 1998 Taurus launch (and intensified by the final years of the Generation 4 car). However, almost all advantages of using one car over another have been nullified. NASCAR requires all CoTs to conform to common body <a href="/wiki/Template_(racing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Template (racing)">templates</a>, regardless of make and model. </p><p>The rear wing remained a controversial feature for a few years. Its appearance was often criticized, and it was accused of forcing cars to become airborne in high-speed spins such as the one experienced by Carl Edwards during the <a href="/wiki/2009_Aaron%27s_499" title="2009 Aaron's 499">2009 Aaron's 499</a> at Talladega Superspeedway. In 2010 NASCAR decided to replace the wing with the original spoiler. The switch began with the <a href="/wiki/2010_Goody%27s_Fast_Pain_Relief_500" title="2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500">2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500</a> at <a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway" title="Martinsville Speedway">Martinsville Speedway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, NASCAR altered the nose of the car once more, with the splitter being reduced in size and the braces being replaced by a solid front valence.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A major engine change occurred in 2012 with NASCAR's introduction of <a href="/wiki/Fuel_injection_in_NASCAR" title="Fuel injection in NASCAR">fuel injection</a> technology. Initially NASCAR indicated that it would transition to fuel injection midway through the 2011 season but decided before that season to put off the change until 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-Fuel_injection_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fuel_injection-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Generation_6_car_(2013–2021)"><span id="Generation_6_car_.282013.E2.80.932021.29"></span>Generation 6 car (2013–2021)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Generation 6 car (2013–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Generation_6_(NASCAR)" title="Generation 6 (NASCAR)">Generation 6 (NASCAR)</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Three-wide_multiple_row_back.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Three-wide_multiple_row_back.JPG/275px-Three-wide_multiple_row_back.JPG" decoding="async" width="275" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Three-wide_multiple_row_back.JPG/413px-Three-wide_multiple_row_back.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Three-wide_multiple_row_back.JPG/550px-Three-wide_multiple_row_back.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="2968" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> leads a pack of Generation 6 cars three-wide multiple rows back in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Daytona_500" title="2015 Daytona 500">2015 Daytona 500</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2013, manufacturers were given increased leeway for branding their NASCAR Cup Series cars, creating the Generation 6 race car. These changes were made so the cars would resemble their street counterparts more closely, as was done in the <a href="/wiki/Xfinity_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Xfinity Series">Xfinity Series</a> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-gen6cars_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen6cars-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All NASCAR Cup Series cars began utilizing a digital dash sold by <a href="/wiki/McLaren_Automotive" title="McLaren Automotive">McLaren</a> in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-usatoday.com_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usatoday.com-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This dash includes sixteen customizable preset screens,<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> allowing the driver to monitor all the previous info with several additional elements such as lap time and engine diagnostics, for a total of twenty-four data elements. Information can be displayed as a gauge, numeral, bar graph or LED.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Having mostly competed with cars based on sedan models during the generation's life, the sales decline of sedans in American car market resulted in return of <a href="/wiki/Pony_car" title="Pony car">pony cars</a> (and thus, coupe-based models) to the Cup Series as Chevrolet switched to the <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Camaro" title="Chevrolet Camaro">Chevrolet Camaro</a> in 2018, followed by Ford switching to the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Mustang" title="Ford Mustang">Ford Mustang</a> the following year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Next_Gen_(2022–present)"><span id="Next_Gen_.282022.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Next Gen (2022–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Next Gen (2022–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Next_Gen_(NASCAR)" title="Next Gen (NASCAR)">Next Gen (NASCAR)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joey_logano_(52044865222).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Ford Mustang NASCAR Next Gen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Joey_logano_%2852044865222%29.jpg/220px-Joey_logano_%2852044865222%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Joey_logano_%2852044865222%29.jpg/330px-Joey_logano_%2852044865222%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Joey_logano_%2852044865222%29.jpg/440px-Joey_logano_%2852044865222%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4252" data-file-height="1822" /></a><figcaption>Next Gen car driven by <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2022, NASCAR introduced an all new, seventh-generation car named the Next Gen.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NextGenCar22_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NextGenCar22-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A further evolution of the Generation 6 car, the Next Gen will feature improved <a href="/wiki/Aerodynamics" title="Aerodynamics">aero</a> and <a href="/wiki/Downforce" title="Downforce">downforce</a> packages while introducing new technologies (such as center lock wheels and rear diffusers, technologies used in road racing cars) on the track. In addition, the Next Gen car is meant to lower costs and attract new original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to compete with Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota.<sup id="cite_ref-Next_Gen_1_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Next_Gen_1-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Autoweek_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Autoweek-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RacingNews_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RacingNews-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Racer_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Racer-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, a heavily modified Next Gen Camaro fielded by <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> entered the <a href="/wiki/2023_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans" title="2023 24 Hours of Le Mans">2023 24 Hours of Le Mans</a>, where it finished 39th out of the 62 cars entered in the event.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Setup">Setup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Setup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The automobiles' suspension, brakes, and aerodynamic components are also selected to tailor the cars to different racetracks. A car that <a href="/wiki/Understeer" class="mw-redirect" title="Understeer">understeers</a> is said to be "tight", or "pushing", causing the car to keep going up the track with the wheel turned all the way left, while one that <a href="/wiki/Oversteer" class="mw-redirect" title="Oversteer">oversteers</a> is said to be "loose" or "free", causing the back end of the car to slide around, which can result in the car spinning out if the driver is not careful. The adjustment of front and rear aerodynamic <a href="/wiki/Downforce" title="Downforce">downforce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spring_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Spring rate">spring rates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Track_bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Track bar">track bar</a> geometry, brake proportioning, the wedge (also known as cross-weight), changing the <a href="/wiki/Camber_angle" title="Camber angle">camber angle</a>, and changing the air pressure in the tires can all change the distribution of forces among the tires during cornering to correct for handling problems. Recently, <a href="/wiki/Coil_bind" title="Coil bind">coil bind</a> setups have become popular among teams. </p><p>These characteristics are also affected by tire stagger (tires of different circumference at different positions on the car, the right rear having the most influence in left turns) and rubber compounds used in tire construction. These settings are determined by NASCAR and <a href="/wiki/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company" title="Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company">Goodyear</a> engineers and may not be adjusted by individual teams. </p><p>Changing weather conditions may also affect a car's handling. In a long race, it is sometimes advantageous to prepare a car to handle well at the end of an event while surrendering the advantage of speed at the start. On oval races, rain forces a race to be halted immediately. NASCAR had developed rain tires for Cup Series road racing as early as late 1990s, but initially abandoned them because there at the time were not enough <a href="/wiki/Road_course" class="mw-redirect" title="Road course">road courses</a> on the schedule to justify the cost of making more tires to replace them as they aged. The first in-race use of rain tires in the Cup Series were at the <a href="/wiki/2020_Bank_of_America_Roval_400" title="2020 Bank of America Roval 400">2020 Bank of America Roval 400</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2021_Texas_Grand_Prix" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Texas Grand Prix">2021 Texas Grand Prix</a>. Prior to these, <a href="/wiki/1956_International_Stock_Car_Road_Race" title="1956 International Stock Car Road Race">a 1956 race</a> at <a href="/wiki/Road_America" title="Road America">Road America</a> was held in rain; <a href="/wiki/Tim_Flock" title="Tim Flock">Tim Flock</a> won the race.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cup_tracks">Cup tracks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NASCAR_Cup_Series&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Cup tracks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_tracks" title="List of NASCAR tracks">List of 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decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></li></ul></div> Points paying races <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Non Points paying races</div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px"><div style="position:relative;width:250px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mexico_States_blank_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="NASCAR 2024."><img alt="NASCAR 2024." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Mexico_States_blank_map.svg/250px-Mexico_States_blank_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Mexico_States_blank_map.svg/375px-Mexico_States_blank_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Mexico_States_blank_map.svg/500px-Mexico_States_blank_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2029" data-file-height="1326" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:72.746%;left:60.271%;font-size:75%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mexico City"><img alt="Mexico City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Aut%C3%B3dromo_Hermanos_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez">Mexico City</a></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Mexico_States_blank_map.svg" title="File:Mexico States blank map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>NASCAR Cup tracks in 2025 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Black_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></li></ul></div> Points paying races <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Non Points paying races</div></div></div> <p>Presently, the NASCAR Cup Series is held mainly in eastern states, with only seven tracks located west of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>. Cup Series races are not conducted on standardized tracks; the <a href="/wiki/2024_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2024 NASCAR Cup Series">2024 season</a> included 31 races at <a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing" title="Oval track racing">oval tracks</a> and 5 at <a href="/wiki/Road_course" class="mw-redirect" title="Road course">road courses</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lap length of the oval tracks vary from .526 miles (0.847 km) at <a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway" title="Martinsville Speedway">Martinsville Speedway</a> to 2.66 miles (4.28 km) at Talladega Superspeedway. The majority of the oval tracks are paved with <a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">asphalt</a>, while 3 tracks are wholly or partially paved with <a href="/wiki/Concrete" title="Concrete">concrete</a>. Although the series historically raced on dirt tracks, it ceased to do so for more than 50 years after the 1970 season. In 2021, dirt racing returned to the schedule with a March event at <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway" title="Bristol Motor Speedway">Bristol Motor Speedway</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg/275px-Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg/413px-Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg/550px-Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="692" /></a><figcaption>A satellite view of <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Motor_Speedway" title="Charlotte Motor Speedway">Charlotte Motor Speedway</a>, a typical NASCAR track with a quad-oval configuration. The infield <a href="/wiki/Roval" class="mw-redirect" title="Roval">roval</a> also hosts a Cup Series event, with the inaugural event in 2018.</figcaption></figure> <p>While some tracks are true ovals, such as <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway" title="Bristol Motor Speedway">Bristol Motor Speedway</a>, over half the tracks currently in Cup competition are a form of <a href="/wiki/Tri-oval" title="Tri-oval">tri-oval</a>. Other configurations include <a href="/wiki/Darlington_Raceway" title="Darlington Raceway">Darlington Raceway</a>'s characteristic uneven "egg" shape, the triangular <a href="/wiki/Pocono_Raceway" title="Pocono Raceway">Pocono Raceway</a>, and the rectangle of <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a>. </p><p>While NASCAR is known for primarily running counter-clockwise on oval tracks, <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Raceway" title="Sonoma Raceway">Sonoma Raceway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Watkins_Glen_International" title="Watkins Glen International">Watkins Glen International</a> are complex road courses which are raced clockwise. The series' first road course event was held in 1954, at <a href="/wiki/Linden_Airport" title="Linden Airport">Linden Airport</a> in New Jersey. Since 1963, the series has raced on at least one road course every year. </p><p>Courses have a wide range of <a href="/wiki/Banked_turn" title="Banked turn">banking</a> in the corners. <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Motor_Speedway" title="New Hampshire Motor Speedway">New Hampshire Motor Speedway</a>, with 7 degrees of banking, has the flattest corners, while the steepest banking is Talladega Superspeedway's 33 degrees. Tracks also vary in amount of banking on the straightaways, from entirely flat on many courses to 9 degrees at <a href="/wiki/Dover_International_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover International Speedway">Dover International Speedway</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Elliott_200_mph.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Bill_Elliott_200_mph.jpg/275px-Bill_Elliott_200_mph.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Bill_Elliott_200_mph.jpg/413px-Bill_Elliott_200_mph.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Bill_Elliott_200_mph.jpg/550px-Bill_Elliott_200_mph.jpg 2x" data-file-width="898" data-file-height="334" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Melling_Racing" title="Melling Racing">Melling Racing</a> car that set the record for the fastest lap in a stock car – 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h), 44.998 seconds at <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Race speeds vary widely depending on the track. The fastest track is Talladega Superspeedway, where the record average speed is 188.354 mph (303.126 km/h) and the record qualifying lap is 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h), set by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> in 1987. The record stands unlikely to be broken, as <a href="/wiki/Restrictor_plate" title="Restrictor plate">restrictor plates</a> were made mandatory at superspeedways in 1988 to reduce speeds, and the plates were then replaced in 2019 by tapered spacers which still reduced enough horsepower to prevent cars from going beyond speed of 205 mph.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The slowest tracks are Sonoma Raceway, a road course with a record average speed of only 83.6 mph (134.5 km/h) and a record qualifying lap of 99.3 mph (159.8 km/h), and Martinsville Speedway, a short, nearly flat "paper clip" oval, with a record average speed of 82.2 mph (132.3 km/h) and a record qualifying lap of 99.9 mph (160.8 km/h). The average speed of a race is determined by dividing the winner's race time (from the waving of the <a href="/wiki/Green_flag_(motorsport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Green flag (motorsport)">green flag</a> to the waving of the <a href="/wiki/Checkered_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Checkered flag">checkered flag</a>, including laps spent under caution) by the distance of the race. 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(1989–1995)">NASCAR Sportsman Division (1989–1995)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Whelen_Southern_Modified_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour">NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ENASCAR_iRacing_Pro_Invitational_Series" title="ENASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series">eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ENASCAR_Heat_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="ENASCAR Heat Series">eNASCAR Heat Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_All-Star_Showdown" title="Toyota All-Star Showdown">Toyota All-Star Showdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNOH_Battle_at_the_Beach" title="UNOH Battle at the Beach">UNOH Battle at the Beach</a></li></ul> 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Series">1973</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1974_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1974</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1975_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1975</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1976_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1976</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1977_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1977</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1978_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1978</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1979_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1979</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1980_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1980</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1981_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1981</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1982_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1982</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1983_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1983</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1984_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1984</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1985_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1985</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1986_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1986</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1987_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1987</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1988_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1988</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1989_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1989</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1990_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1990</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1991_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1991</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1992_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1992</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1993_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1993</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1994_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1994</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1995_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1995</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1996_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1996</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1997_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1997</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1998_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1998</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1999_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1999</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2000_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">2000</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2001_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">2001</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2002_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">2002</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2003_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">2003</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2004_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2004</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2005_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2005</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2006_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2006</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2007_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2008_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009</a> 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style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2015_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2016_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2016</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2017_Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series">2017</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2018_Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series">2018</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2019_Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series">2019</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2020_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2020 NASCAR Cup Series">2020</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2021_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2021 NASCAR Cup Series">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2022_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2022 NASCAR Cup Series">2022</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2023_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2023 NASCAR Cup Series">2023</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2024_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2024 NASCAR Cup Series">2024</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2025_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2025 NASCAR Cup Series">2025</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambetter_Health_400" title="Ambetter Health 400">Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EchoPark_Automotive_Grand_Prix" title="EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriners_Children%27s_500" title="Shriners Children's 500">Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennzoil_400_(Las_Vegas)" title="Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Homestead%E2%80%93Miami" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead–Miami">Homestead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Out_400_(Martinsville)" title="Cook Out 400 (Martinsville)">Martinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodyear_400" title="Goodyear 400">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_City_500" title="Food City 500">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Link%27s_500" title="Jack Link's 500">Talladega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Texas_Motor_Speedway" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AdventHealth_400" title="AdventHealth 400">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_600" title="Coca-Cola 600">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ally_400" title="Ally 400">Nashville SS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Michigan_International_Speedway" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Mexico_City" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Mexico City">Mexico City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Pocono_Raceway" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono Raceway">Pocono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quaker_State_400" title="Quaker State 400">Atlanta 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Park_165" title="Grant Park 165">Chicago Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota/Save_Mart_350" title="Toyota/Save Mart 350">Sonoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Dover_Motor_Speedway" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Dover Motor Speedway">Dover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brickyard_400" title="Brickyard 400">Indianapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Corn_350" title="Iowa Corn 350">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Watkins_Glen" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen">Watkins Glen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Out_400_(Richmond)" title="Cook Out 400 (Richmond)">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coke_Zero_Sugar_400" title="Coke Zero Sugar 400">Daytona 2</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Playoffs28" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_playoffs" title="NASCAR playoffs">Playoffs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_500" title="Southern 500">Darlington 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enjoy_Illinois_300" title="Enjoy Illinois 300">Gateway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bass_Pro_Shops_Night_Race" title="Bass Pro Shops Night Race">Bristol 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_New_Hampshire" title="NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire">Loudon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Casino_400" title="Hollywood Casino 400">Kansas 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Roval_400" title="Bank of America Roval 400">Charlotte Roval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Point_400" title="South Point 400">Las Vegas 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YellaWood_500" title="YellaWood 500">Talladega 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xfinity_500" title="Xfinity 500">Martinsville 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_Championship_Race" title="NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race">Phoenix 2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Exhibition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clash_at_Bowman_Gray_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium">Bowman Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluegreen_Vacations_Duel" class="mw-redirect" title="Bluegreen Vacations Duel">Bluegreen Vacations Duel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_All-Star_Race" title="NASCAR All-Star Race">NASCAR All-Star Race</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; line-height:1.5;">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Championship</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Food_City_500#Dirt_Configuration" title="Food City 500">Bristol Dirt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alsco_Uniforms_500" title="Alsco Uniforms 500">Charlotte 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_400" title="Camping World 400">Chicagoland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Reilly_Auto_Parts_253" title="O'Reilly Auto Parts 253">Daytona RC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Dover_Motor_Speedway" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Dover Motor Speedway">Dover 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Casino_400" title="Pala Casino 400">Fontana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepsi_Max_400" title="Pepsi Max 400">Fontana 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verizon_200_at_the_Brickyard" title="Verizon 200 at the Brickyard">Indy RC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quaker_State_400_(Kentucky)" title="Quaker State 400 (Kentucky)">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_New_Hampshire" title="NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire">Loudon 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan">Michigan 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coors_420" title="Coors 420">Nashville Fairgrounds 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepsi_420" title="Pepsi 420">Nashville Fairgrounds 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Union_400" title="First Union 400">North Wilkesboro 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyson_Holly_Farms_400" title="Tyson Holly Farms 400">North Wilkesboro 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times_500" title="Los Angeles Times 500">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Cup_Series_at_Pocono_Raceway" title="NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono Raceway">Pocono 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Owners_400" title="Toyota Owners 400">Richmond 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budweiser_400" title="Budweiser 400">Riverside 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Western_500" title="Winston Western 500">Riverside 2</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Goodyear_NASCAR_500" title="1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500">Calder Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_500_(Motegi)" title="Coca-Cola 500 (Motegi)">Motegi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Thunder_Special_Suzuka" title="NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka">Suzuka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Note</b>: The Cup Series has multiple events at the same racing venue.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NASCAR_Cup_Series_race_venues211" style="padding:3px"><table 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id="NASCAR_Cup_Series_race_venues211" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_tracks" title="List of NASCAR tracks">NASCAR Cup Series race venues</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current (<a href="/wiki/2025_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2025 NASCAR Cup Series">2025</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing" title="Oval track racing">Short track</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bowman_Gray_Stadium" title="Bowman Gray Stadium">Bowman Gray</a> <abbr title="Non-championship">(NC)</abbr></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway" title="Martinsville Speedway">Martinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway" title="Bristol Motor Speedway">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Wilkesboro_Speedway" title="North Wilkesboro Speedway">North Wilkesboro</a> <abbr title="Non-championship">(NC)</abbr></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Speedway" title="Iowa Speedway">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Raceway" title="Richmond Raceway">Richmond</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mile_oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Mile oval">Mile oval</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Raceway" title="Phoenix Raceway">Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover_Motor_Speedway" title="Dover Motor Speedway">Dover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Motor_Speedway" title="New Hampshire Motor Speedway">New Hampshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Intermediate_oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Intermediate oval">Intermediate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway" title="Atlanta Motor Speedway">Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Motor_Speedway" title="Las Vegas Motor Speedway">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homestead%E2%80%93Miami_Speedway" title="Homestead–Miami Speedway">Homestead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darlington_Raceway" title="Darlington Raceway">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Motor_Speedway" title="Texas Motor Speedway">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Speedway" title="Kansas Speedway">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Motor_Speedway" title="Charlotte Motor Speedway">Charlotte (Oval)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Superspeedway" title="Nashville Superspeedway">Nashville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gateway_Motorsports_Park" title="Gateway Motorsports Park">Gateway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Superspeedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Superspeedway">Superspeedway</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona (Oval)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_International_Speedway" title="Michigan International Speedway">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocono_Raceway" title="Pocono Raceway">Pocono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis (Oval)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Road_racing" title="Road racing">Road courses</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Circuit_of_the_Americas" title="Circuit of the Americas">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aut%C3%B3dromo_Hermanos_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez">Mexico City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Raceway" title="Sonoma Raceway">Sonoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watkins_Glen_International" title="Watkins Glen International">Watkins Glen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Motor_Speedway" title="Charlotte Motor Speedway">Charlotte (Roval)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Street_circuit" title="Street circuit">Street circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Street_Course" title="Chicago Street Course">Chicago</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_tracks" title="List of NASCAR tracks">Former</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing" title="Oval track racing">Short track</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Base_Speedway" title="Air Base Speedway">Air Base</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airborne_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Airborne Speedway (page does not exist)">Airborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albany-Saratoga_Speedway" title="Albany-Saratoga Speedway">Albany-Saratoga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Altamont-Schenectady_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Altamont-Schenectady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ascot_Park_(speedway)" title="Ascot Park (speedway)">Ascot Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheville-Weaverville_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Asheville-Weaverville Speedway">Asheville-Weaverville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusta_International_Raceway" title="Augusta International Raceway">Augusta (Oval)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beltsville_Speedway" title="Beltsville Speedway">Beltsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_Raceway" title="Birmingham International Raceway">Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomsburg_Fairgrounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Bloomsburg Fairgrounds">Bloomsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boyd%27s_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boyd's Speedway (page does not exist)">Boyd's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canfield_Speedway" title="Canfield Speedway">Canfield</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carrell_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carrell Speedway (page does not exist)">Carrell</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_City_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central City Speedway (page does not exist)">Central City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Champion_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Champion Speedway (page does not exist)">Champion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chisholm_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chisholm Speedway (page does not exist)">Chisholm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_Memorial_Stadium_(Buffalo,_New_York)" title="War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo, New York)">Civic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Speedway" title="Charlotte Speedway">Charlotte Speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cleveland_County_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cleveland County Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Cleveland County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coastal_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Coastal Speedway (page does not exist)">Coastal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Speedway" title="Columbia Speedway">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbus_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Columbus Speedway (page does not exist)">Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord_Speedway" title="Concord Speedway">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corbin_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Corbin Speedway (page does not exist)">Corbin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davenport_Speedway" title="Davenport Speedway">Davenport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Speedway" title="Dayton Speedway">Dayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixie_Speedway" title="Dixie Speedway">Dixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dog_Track_Speedway" title="Dog Track Speedway">Dog Track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_Raceway" title="Dominion Raceway">Dominion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fonda_Speedway" title="Fonda Speedway">Fonda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Fairgrounds" title="Winston-Salem Fairgrounds">Forsyth County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Miami_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fort Miami Speedway (page does not exist)">Fort Miami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester_Speedway" title="Winchester Speedway">Funk's/Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamecock_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gamecock Speedway (page does not exist)">Gamecock</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gastonia_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gastonia Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Gastonia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Golden_Gate_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Golden Gate Speedway (page does not exist)">Golden Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Rapids_Speedrome&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Rapids Speedrome (page does not exist)">Grand Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greensboro_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Greensboro Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Greensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville-Pickens_Speedway" title="Greenville-Pickens Speedway">Greenville-Pickens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamburg_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamburg Speedway">Hamburg</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harris_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harris Speedway (page does not exist)">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harnett_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harnett Speedway (page does not exist)">Harnett</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hayloft_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hayloft Speedway (page does not exist)">Hayloft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_Raceway" title="Heidelberg Raceway">Heidelberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Motor_Speedway" title="Hickory Motor Speedway">Hickory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntsville_Speedway" title="Huntsville Speedway">Huntsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islip_Speedway" title="Islip Speedway">Islip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Speedway" title="Jacksonville Speedway">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gresham_Motorsports_Park" title="Gresham Motorsports Park">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingsport_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kingsport Speedway (page does not exist)">Kingsport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeview_Speedway" title="Lakeview Speedway">Lakeview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langley_Speedway_(Virginia)" title="Langley Speedway (Virginia)">Langley (VA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Speedway_(Illinois)" title="Lincoln Speedway (Illinois)">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_City_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lincoln City Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Lincoln City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Coliseum</a> <abbr title="Non-championship">(NC)</abbr></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_International_Speedway" title="Madison International Speedway">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCormick_Field" title="McCormick Field">McCormick Field</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meyer_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Meyer Speedway (page does not exist)">Meyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Georgia_Raceway" title="Middle Georgia Raceway">Middle Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Motor_Speedway" title="Montgomery Motor Speedway">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County_Fairgrounds" title="Monroe County Fairgrounds">Monroe County (MI)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Dome_Center" title="The Dome Center">Monroe County (NY)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morristown_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morristown Speedway (page does not exist)">Morristown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Speedway" title="Myrtle Beach Speedway">Myrtle Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Fairgrounds_Speedway" title="Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway">Nashville Fairgrounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Asheville_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="New Asheville Speedway">New Asheville</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newberry_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Newberry Speedway (page does not exist)">Newberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Stadium">Oakland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occoneechee_Speedway" title="Occoneechee Speedway">Occoneechee</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Bridge_Stadium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Old Bridge Stadium (page does not exist)">Old Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Plains_Speedway" title="Oxford Plains Speedway">Oxford Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Speedway" title="Palm Beach Speedway">Palm Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_Flags_Speedway" title="Five Flags Speedway">Pensacola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Interstate_Fairgrounds" title="Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds">Piedmont Interstate</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powell_Motor_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Powell Motor Speedway (page does not exist)">Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princess_Anne_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Princess Anne Speedway (page does not exist)">Princess Anne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rapid_Valley_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rapid Valley Speedway (page does not exist)">Rapid Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reading_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reading Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savannah_Speedway" title="Savannah Speedway">Savannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shangri-La_Speedway" title="Shangri-La Speedway">Shangri-La</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Speedway" title="Smoky Mountain Speedway">Smoky Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motorsport_at_Soldier_Field" title="Motorsport at Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Boston_Speedway" title="South Boston Speedway">South Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_States_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southern States Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Southern States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southside_Speedway" title="Southside Speedway">Southside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedway_Park" title="Speedway Park">Speedway Park</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Starlite_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Starlite Speedway (page does not exist)">Starlite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stateline_Speedway" title="Stateline Speedway">Stateline</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tar_Heel_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tar Heel Speedway (page does not exist)">Tar Heel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park" title="Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park">Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exhibition_Stadium" title="Exhibition Stadium">Toronto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-City_Speedway" title="Tri-City Speedway">Tri-City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tucson_Rodeo_Grounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tucson Rodeo Grounds (page does not exist)">Tucson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valdosta_75_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Valdosta 75 Speedway (page does not exist)">Valdosta 75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Downs" title="Vernon Downs">Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wall_Stadium" title="Wall Stadium">Wall Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ona_Speedway" title="Ona Speedway">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williams_Grove_Speedway" title="Williams Grove Speedway">Williams Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Springs_International_Motorsports_Park" title="Willow Springs International Motorsports Park">Willow Springs (Oval)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Speedway" title="Wilson Speedway">Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mile_oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Mile oval">Mile oval</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Fairgrounds" title="Arizona State Fairgrounds">Arizona State</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bainbridge_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bainbridge Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Bainbridge Fairgrounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_Meadows_Racetrack" title="Bay Meadows Racetrack">Bay Meadows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_State_Fairgrounds_Race_Track" title="California State Fairgrounds Race Track">California State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Speedway" title="Lakewood Speedway">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langhorne_Speedway" title="Langhorne Speedway">Langhorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Park_Speedway" title="Las Vegas Park Speedway">Las Vegas Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Fairgrounds_Speedway" title="Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway">Michigan State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Speedway" title="Raleigh Speedway">Raleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_Speedway" title="Rockingham Speedway">Rockingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Mile" 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navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auto_Club_Speedway" title="Auto Club Speedway">Fontana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Motor_Speedway" title="Ontario Motor Speedway">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_World_Speedway" title="Texas World Speedway">Texas World</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Road_racing" title="Road racing">Road courses</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Augusta_International_Raceway" title="Augusta International Raceway">Augusta (Road Course)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgehampton_Race_Circuit" title="Bridgehampton Race Circuit">Bridgehampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona (Road Course)</a></li> <li><a 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Flock</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1956_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 NASCAR Cup Series">1956</a>  <a href="/wiki/Buck_Baker" title="Buck Baker">B. Baker</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1957_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1957 NASCAR Cup Series">1957</a>  <a href="/wiki/Buck_Baker" title="Buck Baker">B. Baker</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1958_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 NASCAR Cup Series">1958</a>  <a href="/wiki/Lee_Petty" title="Lee Petty">L. Petty</a> </p> </div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:20em;"><div> <div> <p><a href="/wiki/1959_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1959 NASCAR Cup Series">1959</a>  <a href="/wiki/Lee_Petty" title="Lee Petty">L. Petty</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1960_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 NASCAR Cup Series">1960</a>  <a href="/wiki/Rex_White" title="Rex White">R. White</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1961_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 NASCAR Cup Series">1961</a>  <a href="/wiki/Ned_Jarrett" title="Ned Jarrett">N. Jarrett</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1962_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 NASCAR Cup Series">1962</a>  <a href="/wiki/Joe_Weatherly" title="Joe Weatherly">J. Weatherly</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1963_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1963 NASCAR Cup Series">1963</a>  <a href="/wiki/Joe_Weatherly" title="Joe Weatherly">J. Weatherly</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1964_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 NASCAR Cup Series">1964</a>  <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">R. Petty</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1965_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 NASCAR Cup Series">1965</a>  <a href="/wiki/Ned_Jarrett" title="Ned Jarrett">N. Jarrett</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1966_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 NASCAR Cup Series">1966</a>  <a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">D. Pearson</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1967_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1967 NASCAR Cup Series">1967</a>  <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">R. Petty</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1968_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 NASCAR Cup Series">1968</a>  <a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">D. Pearson</a> </p> </div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:20em;"><div> <div> <p><a href="/wiki/1969_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 NASCAR Cup Series">1969</a>  <a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">D. Pearson</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1970_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 NASCAR Cup Series">1970</a>  <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Isaac" title="Bobby Isaac">B. Isaac</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1971_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 NASCAR Cup Series">1971</a>  <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">R. Petty</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1972_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 NASCAR Cup Series">1972</a>  <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">R. Petty</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1973_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1973</a>  <a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">B. Parsons</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/1974_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 NASCAR Cup Series">1974</a>  <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">R. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">F1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Two" title="Formula Two">F2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Three" title="Formula Three">F3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_4" title="Formula 4">F4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_600" title="Formula 600">F600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_1000" title="Formula 1000">Formula 1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Atlantic" title="Formula Atlantic">Formula Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Car_Challenge" title="Formula Car Challenge">Formula Car Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Continental" title="Formula Continental">Formula Continental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_E" title="Formula E">Formula E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_SCCA" class="mw-redirect" title="Formula SCCA">Formula Enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Ford" title="Formula Ford">Formula Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Ford_1600" title="Formula Ford 1600">FF1600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Regional" title="Formula Regional">Formula Regional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GB3_Championship" title="GB3 Championship">GB3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Vee" title="Formula Vee">Formula Vee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_open-wheel_car_racing" title="American open-wheel car racing">IndyCar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Formula_Championship" title="Super Formula Championship">Super Formula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermodified_racing" title="Supermodified racing">Supermodified</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BOSS_GP" title="BOSS GP">BOSS GP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monoposto_Racing_Club" title="Monoposto Racing Club">Monoposto Racing Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_de_V_Challenge_Monoplace" title="V de V Challenge Monoplace">V de V Challenge Monoplace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Formula_3000" title="Formula 3000">F3000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_5000" title="Formula 5000">F5000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_5000" title="Formula 5000">Formula A (SCCA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Atlantic" title="Formula Atlantic">Formula B (SCCA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_C_(SCCA)" title="Formula C (SCCA)">Formula C (SCCA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Challenge_Japan" title="Formula Challenge Japan">FCJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Dream" title="Formula Dream">Formula Dream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Holden" title="Formula Holden">Formula Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S5000" class="mw-redirect" title="S5000">S5000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Junior" title="Formula Junior">Formula Junior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Libre" title="Formula Libre">Formula Libre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Mondial" title="Formula Mondial">Formula Mondial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Pacific" title="Formula Pacific">Formula Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Super_Vee" title="Formula Super Vee">Formula Super Vee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_National_Formula" title="Australian National Formula">Australian National Formula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_Masters" title="Grand Prix Masters">Grand Prix Masters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motor_racing" title="Grand Prix motor racing">Grand Prix motor racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasman_Series" title="Tasman Series">Tasman Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/One-Design" class="mw-redirect" title="One-Design">One-make</a> <br />formulae</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Active13" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Car_Challenge" title="Formula Car Challenge">Formula Car Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_SCCA" class="mw-redirect" title="Formula SCCA">Formula Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indy_NXT" title="Indy NXT">Indy NXT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MRF_Challenge" title="MRF Challenge">MRF Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spec_Racer_Ford" title="Spec Racer Ford">SRF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USF_Pro_2000_Championship" title="USF Pro 2000 Championship">USF Pro 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USF2000_Championship" title="USF2000 Championship">USF2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USF_Juniors" title="USF Juniors">USF Juniors</a></li> <li>FIA Formula Championship <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIA_Formula_2_Championship" title="FIA Formula 2 Championship">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIA_Formula_3_Championship" title="FIA Formula 3 Championship">3</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A1_Grand_Prix" title="A1 Grand Prix">A1GP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADAC_Formel_Masters" title="ADAC Formel Masters">ADAC Formel Masters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auto_GP" title="Auto GP">Auto GP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barber_Pro_Series" title="Barber Pro Series">Barber Pro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Formula_Grand_Prix" title="China Formula Grand Prix">CFGP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Acceleration_1" title="Formula Acceleration 1">FA1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Asia" title="Formula Asia">Formula Asia</a></li> <li>Formula <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Abarth" title="Formula Abarth">Abarth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Alfa" title="Formula Alfa">Alfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_BMW" title="Formula BMW">BMW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Chrysler_Euroseries" title="Formula Chrysler Euroseries">Chrysler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_K%C3%B6nig" title="Formula König">König</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_LGB" title="Formula LGB">LGB</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Formula_LGB_Swift" title="Formula LGB Swift">Swift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_LGB_Hyundai" title="Formula LGB Hyundai">Hyundai</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Lightning" title="Formula Lightning">Lightning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Maruti" title="Formula Maruti">Maruti</a></li> <li>Masters <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Masters_China" title="Formula Masters China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Masters_Russia" title="Formula Masters Russia">Russia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Mazda" title="Formula Mazda">Mazda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_Formula_V8_3.5" title="World Series Formula V8 3.5">Nissan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EFDA_Nations_Cup" title="EFDA Nations Cup">Opel/Vauxhall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Palmer_Audi" title="Formula Palmer Audi">Palmer Audi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_RUS" title="Formula RUS">RUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Rolon" title="Formula Rolon">Rolon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Renault" title="Formula Renault">Formula Renault</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Formula_Renault_Eurocup" title="Formula Renault Eurocup">2.0L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_Masters" title="Grand Prix Masters">Grand Prix Masters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GP2_Series" title="GP2 Series">GP2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GP3_Series" title="GP3 Series">GP3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Formula_Master" title="International Formula Master">International Formula Master</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Racing_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyota Racing Series">Toyota Racing Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S5000_Australian_Drivers%27_Championship" title="S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship">S5000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superleague_Formula" title="Superleague Formula">Superleague Formula</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/One-Design" class="mw-redirect" title="One-Design">One-make</a> <br />spec racing</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Active13" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caterham_Racing" title="Caterham Racing">Caterham Racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrari_Challenge" title="Ferrari Challenge">Ferrari Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fun_Cup" title="Fun Cup">Fun Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginetta_Junior_Championship" title="Ginetta Junior Championship">Ginetta Junior Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamborghini_Super_Trofeo" title="Lamborghini Super Trofeo">Lamborghini Super Trofeo</a></li> <li>Lotus Cup</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazda_MX-5_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Mazda MX-5 Cup">Mazda MX-5 Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mini_Challenge_UK" title="Mini Challenge UK">Mini Challenge UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IMSA_Ford_Mustang_Challenge" title="IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge">Mustang Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porsche_Carrera_Cup" title="Porsche Carrera Cup">Porsche Carrera Cup</a></li> <li>Radical Cup</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renault_Clio_Cup" title="Renault Clio Cup">Renault Clio Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVR_Tuscan_Challenge" title="TVR Tuscan Challenge">TVR Tuscan Challenge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Audi_R8_LMS_Cup" title="Audi R8 LMS Cup">Audi R8 LMS Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audi_Sport_TT_Cup" title="Audi Sport TT Cup">Audi Sport TT Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Mini_Challenge" title="Australian Mini Challenge">Australian Mini Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Martin_Asia_Cup" title="Aston Martin Asia Cup">Aston Martin Asia Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMW_M1_Procar_Championship" title="BMW M1 Procar Championship">BMW M1 Procar Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_Cup" title="Commodore Cup">Commodore Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dacia_Cup" title="Dacia Cup">Dacia Cup</a></li> <li>Dodge Viper Challenge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginetta_GT4_Supercup" title="Ginetta GT4 Supercup">Ginetta GT4 Supercup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginetta_GT5_Challenge" title="Ginetta GT5 Challenge">Ginetta GT5 Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaguar_I-Pace_eTrophy" title="Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy">Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurocup_M%C3%A9gane_Trophy" title="Eurocup Mégane Trophy">Mégane Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renault_Sport_Trophy" title="Renault Sport Trophy">Renault Sport Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SEAT_Leon_Supercopa" class="mw-redirect" title="SEAT Leon Supercopa">SEAT Leon Supercopa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trofeo_Maserati" title="Trofeo Maserati">Trofeo Maserati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volkswagen_Jetta_TDI_Cup" title="Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup">Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volkswagen_Scirocco_R-Cup" title="Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup">Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kart_racing" title="Kart racing">Karting</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KF1" title="KF1">KF1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KF2" class="mw-redirect" title="KF2">KF2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KF3" class="mw-redirect" title="KF3">KF3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KZ1_(karting)" class="mw-redirect" title="KZ1 (karting)">KZ1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KZ2" title="KZ2">KZ2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superkart" title="Superkart">Superkart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_go-kart" title="Electric go-kart">Electric</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Touring_car_racing" title="Touring car racing">Touring <br />car racing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Active13" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Touring_Car_Championship" title="British Touring Car Championship">BTCC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_Touring_Car" title="Next Generation Touring Car">NGTC (TCN-1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TCR_Touring_Car" title="TCR Touring Car">TCR (TCN-2)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stock_Car_Pro_Series" title="Stock Car Pro Series">Stock Car Pro Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stock_Series" title="Stock Series">Stock Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supercars_Championship" title="Supercars Championship">Supercars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Race_V6" title="Top Race V6">Top Race V6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turismo_Nacional" title="Turismo Nacional">Turismo Nacional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turismo_Nacional_BR" title="Turismo Nacional BR">Turismo Nacional BR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TC2000_Championship" title="TC2000 Championship">TC2000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appendix_J_Touring_Cars" title="Appendix J Touring Cars">Appendix J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BTC_Touring" title="BTC Touring">BTC-T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_1_(motorsport)" title="Group 1 (motorsport)">Group 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_2_(motorsport)" title="Group 2 (motorsport)">Group 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_5_(motorsport)" title="Group 5 (motorsport)">Group 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_A" title="Group A">Group A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_C_(Australia)" title="Group C (Australia)">Group C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_E_Series_Production_Touring_Cars" title="Group E Series Production Touring Cars">Group E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touring_car_racing" title="Touring car racing">Group F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touring_car_racing" title="Touring car racing">Group G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touring_car_racing" title="Touring car racing">Group H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_N" title="Group N">Group N</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Group_N_Touring_Cars" title="Group N Touring Cars">Aus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_B#Group_S" title="Group B">Group S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Class_1_Touring_Cars" title="Class 1 Touring Cars">Class 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Touring" title="Super Touring">Class 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_2000" title="Super 2000">Super 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_2000" title="Diesel 2000">Diesel 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Tourenwagen_Meisterschaft" title="Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft">DTM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIA_ETCR_%E2%80%93_eTouring_Car_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup">ETCR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superstars_Series" title="Superstars Series">Superstars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V8Star_Series" title="V8Star Series">V8Star</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Touring_Car_Championship" title="World Touring Car Championship">WTCC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Touring_Car_Cup" title="World Touring Car Cup">WTCR</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">Stock <br />car racing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Active13" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ARCA_Menards_Series" title="ARCA Menards Series">ARCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allison_Legacy_Series" title="Allison Legacy Series">Allison Legacy Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IMCA_Sport_Compact" title="IMCA Sport Compact">IMCA Sport Compact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Late_model" title="Late model">Late model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legends_car_racing" title="Legends car racing">Legends</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modified_racing" title="Modified racing">Modifieds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Xfinity_Series" title="NASCAR Xfinity Series">Xfinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Craftsman_Truck_Series" title="NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series">Truck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Canada_Series" title="NASCAR Canada Series">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Whelen_Euro_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="NASCAR Whelen Euro Series">Whelen Euro Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Mexico_Series" title="NASCAR Mexico Series">Mexico</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing#Super_Stock" title="Stock car racing">Super Stock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing#Street_Stock" title="Stock car racing">Street Stock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turismo_Carretera" title="Turismo Carretera">Turismo Carretera</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ASCAR_Racing_Series" title="ASCAR Racing Series">ASCAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Stock_Car_Auto_Racing" title="Australian Stock Car Auto Racing">AUSCAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Race_of_Champions" title="International Race of Champions">IROC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superstar_Racing_Experience" title="Superstar Racing Experience">SRX</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing" title="Oval track racing">Oval</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BriSCA_Formula_1_Stock_Cars" title="BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars">BriSCA F1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BriSCA_Formula_2_Stock_Cars" title="BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars">BriSCA F2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V8_Hotstox" title="V8 Hotstox">V8 Hotstox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rods_(oval_racing)" title="Hot Rods (oval racing)">Hot Rods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superstocks" title="Superstocks">Superstocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superstox" title="Superstox">Superstox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprint_car_racing" title="Sprint car racing">Sprint car racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midget_car_racing" title="Midget car racing">Midget car racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quarter_midget_racing" title="Quarter midget racing">Quarter midget racing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rallying" title="Rallying">Rallying</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Active13" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Groups_Rally" title="Groups Rally">Groups Rally</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Group_Rally1" title="Group Rally1">Group Rally1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_Rally2" title="Group Rally2">Group Rally2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_Rally3" title="Group Rally3">Group Rally3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_Rally4" title="Group Rally4">Group Rally4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_Rally5" title="Group Rally5">Group Rally5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_R-GT" title="Group R-GT">Group R-GT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Group_1_(motorsport)" title="Group 1 (motorsport)">Group 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_2_(motorsport)" title="Group 2 (motorsport)">Group 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_4_(motorsport)" title="Group 4 (motorsport)">Group 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_A" title="Group A">Group A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_B" title="Group B">Group 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